Alderman Chris Skultety indicated at Monday's City Council Meeting that 48 new Hathaway houses were being laid out and the groundwork was taking shape for these houses to be built. These houses are for low-income families with 2-3 bedrooms usually. Alderman Lee Lanzotti spoke out against the homes saying that this isn't the first time that this has happened and that he felt blindsided that the motion went through without the Alderman's knowledge.  Lanzotti asked Taylorville Mayor Bruce Barry for comment and Barry said he fully supports these houses and if they tried to back out they would probably face a lawsuit.

Alderman Chris Skultety said he wasn't trying to divide the council. He just wanted to make sure people were aware of it, because he had started to receive questions from some of his constituents concerning the property.

With the stakes just being laid out on this and the planning just beginning, this project is still a long way off. There is already Hathaway homes that are located in Taylorville. Amidst concerns that this draws more police incidents, Taylorville Police Chief Dwayne Wheeler and Mayor Barry insisted that in Taylorville, these houses have had very little incidents. Stay tuned to Regional Radio News for more as this story develops.